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No. 627,096. Patented June 20, I899.

w. H. BRADLEY.

SASH FASTENER.

(Application filed Mar. 2, 1899.)

(No Model.)

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N-irEn STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM H. BRADLEY, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TOGEORGE F. AMTHOR, OF SAME PLACE.

SASH-FAQTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters iatent No. 627,096, dated June 20,1899.

Application filed March 2, 1899. Serial No. 707,479. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. BRADLEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Bridgeport, county of Fairfield, State of Connecticut,haveinvented a new and usefulSash- Fastener, of which the following-is aspecification.

My invention has for its object to provide a simple and inexpensivesash-fastener which may be readily applied to all styles of sasheswithout serious cutting or marring of the sash, which will permit theupper sash to be lowered and the lower sash to be raised and will lockboth sashes in either the open or closed position, so that they cannotbe tampered with from the outer side, and which will permit the readyremoval of the connecting-rod, should that be desirable, for conveniencein washing the window.

With these ends in view I have devised the simple and novelsash-fastener of which the following description, in connection with theaccompanying drawings, is a specification,

' letters and numbers being used to designate the several parts.

Figure 1 is a sectional view of upper and lower window-sashes,illustrating the application thereto of my novel sash-fastener,

Figs. 2, 3, and 4, detail views, on enlarged scales, illustratingdifferent portions of my novel fastener, Fig. 2 being a viewillustrating the construction of an extensible connecting-rod, Fig. 3 aview illustrating the manner in which the rod is detachably connected tothe upper sash, and Fig. at a plan view illustrating the manner inwhich. the plate upon the meeting-rail of the lower sash is locked tothe connecting-rod; and Fig. 5 is a front elevation corresponding withFig. 1, with the exception that the connecting-rod is not madeextensible.

A denotes the top rail of an upper sash, B the upper or meeting rail ofa lower sash, and O a removable connecting-rod extending between saidrails. This connecting-rod may or may not be made extensible, as shownin Figs. 1, 2, and at. If made extensible, said rod consists of an uppertubular section 10 and a lower section 11. Section 11 of the extensiblerod is provided at its upper end with a lug 12 and at its lower end witha suitable head or ring 13 for convenience in manipulating the uppersash. Section 10 is made tubular and is provided with a slot 14, whichis adapted to receive lug 12 on section 11 freely, and with recesses 15,which open into said slot and either of which isadapted to receive lug12, as clearly shown in Fig. 2.

The lower ends of recesses 15 are preferably ride up incline 16 and passinto the slot, thus permitting ready disconnection of one section fromthe other. The upper end of rod O, Whethersaid rod is extensible or not,is threaded, as at 17, to adapt it to engage a threaded recess in an angle-piece 18,'by means of which the rod is connected to the. top rail ofthe upper sash. At the upper end of the anglepiece is a neck 19 andbeyond the neck an elongated head 20.

21 denotes a plate which is secured to the upper sash and is providedwith a horizontal slot 22, which just permits the elongated head to passfreely when the angle'piece is turned to a position at a right angle toits normal position, as in Fig. When the parts are in this position,head 20 may be readily passed through the slot in either direction, arecess 23 being provided under plate 21 large enough to accommodate thehead in any position. This recess is the only opening or cutting that isrequired to be made in attaching my novel sash-fastener to the sashes. Ihave shown plate 21 as recessed into the rail 5 but this is whollyimmaterial, it being just as feasible, if preferred, to make the plateornamental in shape and finish and to attach it upon the outer side ofthe rail. l

24 denotes a plate which is secured to the upper or meeting rail of thelower sash. I have shown this plate also as recessed into the rail; butit is wholly immaterial, so far as my invention is concerned, as it isperfectly incline until intentionally removed.

feasible to make this plate as well as plate A ornamental in shape andfinish and to attach it upon the outer side of the rail, which wouldrender any cutting or mortising of the rail unnecessary. I have shownplate 24E as an angle-plate to adapt it to engage the top and outer faceof the rail. This, however, is not an essential feature of construction.

25 denotes a lug or projection extending outward from plate 24, which isprovided with a vertical opening through which the connecting-rod passesfreely and with a threaded opening 27, extending inward at right anglesto opening 26 and intersecting said opening, which receives a set-screw28, by means of which the connecting-rod, and consequently the sashes,may be locked in either the open or closed position, as may be desired.

The operation is as follows: When it is desired to raise or lower eitherof the sashes, setscrew 28 is loosened, which permits either sash to beraised or lowered freely, the upper sash being conveniently manipulatedby means of the connecting-rod. For high Windows, or whenever it may bedesired for convenience, I preferably use an extensible connectingrod.In using this form, to change the length of the rod the operator simplytwists section 11 of the rod toward the right, which causes lug 12 toride up incline 1b and into the slot, raises or lowers section 11 of therod, as may be required, and then locks section 11 in position andconnects it to section 10 by turning the lug into one of the slots 14 insection 10, in which position it will be retained by the Having placedthe sashes in the required position, they may be locked there in such amanner as to effectually prevent tampering from the outside bytightening up set-screw 28. It will of course be apparent that thefastener may be placed at the center or at either end of the rails ofthe sashes, as may be preferred. Should it be required at any time toremove the connecting-rodas, for example, when washing thewindows-set-screw 28 would be loosened and the rod would be turnedback-' ward to disconnect it from the threaded openingin the angle-piece. The angle-piece might then be removed, if required, byturning it at right angles to its normal position, as in Fig. 3, and theconnecting-r'od lowered as much as required or wholly removed from plate24: by simply passing it down and out of the vertical opening. It isobvious that the fastener may be again placed in operative condition byreturning the angle-piece to its normal position by first turning it sothat the elongated head will pass through slot 22 in plate 21, and thenallowing the outer end to drop to place,-and then passing theconnecting-rod up through opening 26 in plate 24 and turning thethreaded end thereof into the opening in the angle-piece.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. A sash-fastenerconsisting of a plate adapted for attachment to the top rail of an uppersash and having a slot, an angle-piece having a head which is adapted topass through the slot and detachably engage said plate, a plate adaptedfor attachment to the meeting-rail of a lower sash and having a Verticalopening and a connecting-rod adapted to pass through the opening in theplate on.

the lower sash and to detachably. engage the angle-piece, saidconnecting-rod consisting of a tubular section 10 having a slot 14 andrecesses 15 and a section 1 1 having a lug adapted to pass along theslot and to engage the recesses, whereby said sections are extensiblyconnected together.

2. The connecting-rod 0, consisting of a tubular section 10 having aslot 14 and recesses 15 which intersect said slot and are provided withinclines 16, and a section 11 having a lug 12 which is adapted to engageeither of the recesses and to ride up the inclines into the slot when itis desired to lengthen or shorten the rod or to separate the sections.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

IVILLIAM II. BRADLEY.

IVitnesses:

A. M. WoosTnR, H. SINOERBEAUX.

